Acolyte
     Serves you the best
Acolyte Team


   Aaditya Sriram          Rohan Prabhu
Frontend Developer        Lead Developer




 Nikhil Nandagopal         Kedar Karthik
Frontend Developer        Market Research
The Problem
Buyers are interested in discounts. But due to the sheer volume
of product offers present online, people miss out on good deals


The same volume of offers makes it very difficult for retailers to
get their offers through to the target customers




 Acolyte serves the Buyer and the Retailer
Acolyte serves the Buyer
                  Create your Wish List



          Set tabs on the price and wait period



          Acolyte gets the best price for an item



Notifies you about deals on the items you are interested in
Acolyte serves the Retailer
 $2.6bn was spent on
market research in Asia.
                           You pay us only if we
 We provide market
                               help you sell
 dynamics at a much
  more nominal rate


                             Creates an open
 Converts retailer into        platform for
  wholesaler - Helps          competitors to
   maximize profits         showcase product
                             offers and prices
How do we ‘create’ deals?

                                                  Creates
                                                  scope for
                                Retailer          better
                                processes         discounts
                                orders together
                The Wish List   converting
                details are     individual
                forwarded to    orders into a
                the retailer    bulk order
   Users add
   items to
   their Wish
   List
So What Can
   Acolyte do?
Acolyte Gets The Best Deals!

Don’t waste time finding deals! Help make them!


Get notifications on all the offers in your price range!


Don’t let your brand loyalty go to waste! Level up and let retailers give
you VIP deals! Gamification at its best!


Get great deals even on the newest products in the market!
Acolyte Tells You What’s Hot!
Premium advertisement
space for great offers
                          See what the most popular
                          retailers have to offer!




   The hottest Offers!


                              New products!
Acolyte Tells You What’s
                    Selling!




                                Signup fast or lose out on
                                deals!

Find out everything you need
to know about running offers!
Acolyte Has All The Details!

                           Don’t know much about this
Add this product to your            product?
        Wish List
Acolyte Helps You Find What
               You Want!




                           Click a category for
                           more results!


Search the top 3 results
in each category!
Acolyte Remembers What
                You Want!
   Add items to get
notifications on Offers!


                              Buy items to get more points
                              so you can buy some more!
                              Costlier products take more
                              credits so add what you
                              really wanna buy!




 Quote the prices you want!
Acolyte Gives You What You
                  Want!
  Dell created an awesome
            deal!




This offer is almost filled!
                               Quick and Easy Sign Up!
Acolyte Loves Retailers!
…And Retailers Love                               Acolyte!


 Retailers can search for potential buyers using various
 parameters!




 Acolyte tells you exactly how many customers you can acquire at
 various price limits. So you can create real time cost vs. order
 ratios!
Acolyte Tells Retailers What
   They Want To Know!

Retailers know what products the majority of their Customers are
interested in.

Retailers know how much users are wiling to pay for a product and for
how long they are willing to wait.

Retailers know what other retailers are selling and for how much!

Retailers know their most loyal customers and can reward them!
Acolyte Market
• India currently has 65mn                             70
  Internet users (28% increase                         60
  from 2010)                                           50
• There are 50mn online                                40
  shoppers -- close to the total                       30
                                                                                                    2010
  Internet users in 2010                               20
                                                                                                    2011
• 16.75mn people use their                             10
  mobile phones to access the                           0
  Internet                                             In millions   Internet   Online    Mobile
                                                                       Users    Buyers   Internet
*Source: JuxtConsult Research & Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
                                                                                           Users

      Acolyte has great scope as the statistics indicate an exponential
                   growth in the Online Market in India
                With an average expense of 30$ a year on Online
            Shopping, Acolyte is a part of a 1.5 billion dollar industry!
Survey Statistics
A survey of people in the age group of 19-35 conducted in three
metropolitan cities across India yielded the following results:

            • Said they shop online
      81%

            • Said they love discounts
      57%

            • Said they are interested in discount information
      52%     on select products

            • Said they don’t mind waiting for a good deal
      48%


                            Acolyte
serves as the best shopping platform for all of them
Revenue Generation
900000
800000
700000
600000
500000
                                    Income
400000
                                    Expenditure
300000
200000
100000
In USD
         0
               2012   2013   2014
Our Revenue Model
1600000
1400000
1200000
1000000
                                           Front Page Ads
800000                                     Freemium Model
600000                                     Sales
400000
200000
         0
In USD       Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Collaborations

  CampusBazaar (An online book store)


  Nokia Priority (Nokia phone dealers)


  Just born (A baby products store)
Distribution Strategy
Buyer:
• Android Market
• Social Networking
• Campus Drives


Retailer:
• Lobbying
• Internet Advertisements
Our Competition
                             Acolyte   Shopper Online   LootTap
Alerts when prices drop
Allows retailers to get a
personal view of their
best shoppers
Allows Retailers to
advertise their deals
Provides an open
competitive platform for
retailers
Allows users to create a
wish list
Utilizes the power of bulk
orders to improve deals

Creating shopper levels
to enforce brand loyalty
and retention
Roadmap                               Global Expansion
                                                                          45 Billion $
                             Research scope of                            Industry Tapped
                             market in neighboring
                             Countries
                             Begin trials in these countries

                                                                                         Utilize more lucrative
                                                                                         means of advertising
Expand to a national scale                                                               Consolidate maximum
Collaborate with companies                                                               market share in India
Integration with existing systems
used by retailers which includes
common ERP modules



                                                               Expand customer base
                                                               Explore new categories of products
                                                               Explore new avenues of revenue
                                                               Functional website



                         Tie up with local Retailers
                         Start with small customer base
                         Perfect Customer Care Strategy
                         Functional mobile app
                         Prototype of the website
Acolyte
      Serves you the best




  Q&A
Thank You

Acolyte

  • 1.
    Acolyte Serves you the best
  • 2.
    Acolyte Team Aaditya Sriram Rohan Prabhu Frontend Developer Lead Developer Nikhil Nandagopal Kedar Karthik Frontend Developer Market Research
  • 3.
    The Problem Buyers areinterested in discounts. But due to the sheer volume of product offers present online, people miss out on good deals The same volume of offers makes it very difficult for retailers to get their offers through to the target customers Acolyte serves the Buyer and the Retailer
  • 4.
    Acolyte serves theBuyer Create your Wish List Set tabs on the price and wait period Acolyte gets the best price for an item Notifies you about deals on the items you are interested in
  • 5.
    Acolyte serves theRetailer $2.6bn was spent on market research in Asia. You pay us only if we We provide market help you sell dynamics at a much more nominal rate Creates an open Converts retailer into platform for wholesaler - Helps competitors to maximize profits showcase product offers and prices
  • 6.
    How do we‘create’ deals? Creates scope for Retailer better processes discounts orders together The Wish List converting details are individual forwarded to orders into a the retailer bulk order Users add items to their Wish List
  • 7.
    So What Can Acolyte do?
  • 8.
    Acolyte Gets TheBest Deals! Don’t waste time finding deals! Help make them! Get notifications on all the offers in your price range! Don’t let your brand loyalty go to waste! Level up and let retailers give you VIP deals! Gamification at its best! Get great deals even on the newest products in the market!
  • 9.
    Acolyte Tells YouWhat’s Hot! Premium advertisement space for great offers See what the most popular retailers have to offer! The hottest Offers! New products!
  • 10.
    Acolyte Tells YouWhat’s Selling! Signup fast or lose out on deals! Find out everything you need to know about running offers!
  • 11.
    Acolyte Has AllThe Details! Don’t know much about this Add this product to your product? Wish List
  • 12.
    Acolyte Helps YouFind What You Want! Click a category for more results! Search the top 3 results in each category!
  • 13.
    Acolyte Remembers What You Want! Add items to get notifications on Offers! Buy items to get more points so you can buy some more! Costlier products take more credits so add what you really wanna buy! Quote the prices you want!
  • 14.
    Acolyte Gives YouWhat You Want! Dell created an awesome deal! This offer is almost filled! Quick and Easy Sign Up!
  • 15.
  • 16.
    …And Retailers Love Acolyte! Retailers can search for potential buyers using various parameters! Acolyte tells you exactly how many customers you can acquire at various price limits. So you can create real time cost vs. order ratios!
  • 17.
    Acolyte Tells RetailersWhat They Want To Know! Retailers know what products the majority of their Customers are interested in. Retailers know how much users are wiling to pay for a product and for how long they are willing to wait. Retailers know what other retailers are selling and for how much! Retailers know their most loyal customers and can reward them!
  • 18.
    Acolyte Market • Indiacurrently has 65mn 70 Internet users (28% increase 60 from 2010) 50 • There are 50mn online 40 shoppers -- close to the total 30 2010 Internet users in 2010 20 2011 • 16.75mn people use their 10 mobile phones to access the 0 Internet In millions Internet Online Mobile Users Buyers Internet *Source: JuxtConsult Research & Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Users Acolyte has great scope as the statistics indicate an exponential growth in the Online Market in India With an average expense of 30$ a year on Online Shopping, Acolyte is a part of a 1.5 billion dollar industry!
  • 19.
    Survey Statistics A surveyof people in the age group of 19-35 conducted in three metropolitan cities across India yielded the following results: • Said they shop online 81% • Said they love discounts 57% • Said they are interested in discount information 52% on select products • Said they don’t mind waiting for a good deal 48% Acolyte serves as the best shopping platform for all of them
  • 20.
    Revenue Generation 900000 800000 700000 600000 500000 Income 400000 Expenditure 300000 200000 100000 In USD 0 2012 2013 2014
  • 21.
    Our Revenue Model 1600000 1400000 1200000 1000000 Front Page Ads 800000 Freemium Model 600000 Sales 400000 200000 0 In USD Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
  • 22.
    Collaborations CampusBazaar(An online book store) Nokia Priority (Nokia phone dealers) Just born (A baby products store)
  • 23.
    Distribution Strategy Buyer: • AndroidMarket • Social Networking • Campus Drives Retailer: • Lobbying • Internet Advertisements
  • 24.
    Our Competition Acolyte Shopper Online LootTap Alerts when prices drop Allows retailers to get a personal view of their best shoppers Allows Retailers to advertise their deals Provides an open competitive platform for retailers Allows users to create a wish list Utilizes the power of bulk orders to improve deals Creating shopper levels to enforce brand loyalty and retention
  • 25.
    Roadmap Global Expansion 45 Billion $ Research scope of Industry Tapped market in neighboring Countries Begin trials in these countries Utilize more lucrative means of advertising Expand to a national scale Consolidate maximum Collaborate with companies market share in India Integration with existing systems used by retailers which includes common ERP modules Expand customer base Explore new categories of products Explore new avenues of revenue Functional website Tie up with local Retailers Start with small customer base Perfect Customer Care Strategy Functional mobile app Prototype of the website
  • 26.
    Acolyte Serves you the best Q&A Thank You